Labyrinths help when words fail. This year’s election chaos and numbing November leave many dispirited. So, the opportunities to walk a labyrinth seem to help folks ground, center and keep breathing – ease, grace, joy, empowerment.
How gratifying when I have offered a walk to have people respond positively. A balmy day at Regis Middle School labyrinth with a friend grieving her spouse’s death; reflection on All Saints’ Day followed by All Souls’ Day at The Laughing Labyrinth; peacefulness amid uncertainty at The Gathering of labyrinth walkers at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Houston, TX; personal walks at the Wesley Center 
in Woodworth, LA and Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston, LA; and “Tertium Quid: A Third Way Walk” at Bottleworks in New Bo area in Cedar Rapids. Then, back home at the 1080 Laughing Labyrinth.
While words were few, the energy measured was palpable and positive. The dowsing rod consistently swung uncertainly before walks, pointing occasionally to the only energy it knew – me. Then, after the walks the revolutions were assured, quick and many. From a lazy 19 revolutions to close to 300 revolutions in Houston after we walked the Chartres Replica canvas labyrinth that Lisa Gidlow Moriarty made and actually used in Chartres to a hesitant nine at New Bo labyrinth to 101 energized revolutions. While I do not understand the energy or how this all works, I know it works!
So, I invite you all to download an image or three of labyrinths and virtually walk them when you feel stressed or uncertain. When you are calm and peaceful, that works, too! Or go to The Labyrinth Locator, enter your location and walk a labyrinth. Veriditas is an excellent source of labyrinth information as is Labyrinthos. One of the most fun labyrinth walks is the Appleton Dance done on the Classical, 7-circuit labyrinth.
Go. Enjoy. Center. Calm. Be of peace and goodwill as we navigate these times approaching the winter solstice.
1080 Labyrinth 